How to change the default country settings in Microsoft® Windows® XP

Question

How to change the default country settings in Microsoft® Windows® XP

Reason

The country or region setting in Windows, referred to as location, indicates the country or region that you are in. Some software programs and services provide you with local information, such as news and weather, based on this setting. Hence, you need to change the default country settings in your Microsoft Windows XP-based system if they are different from the settings to be configured in the area you are located in.

The solution to the problem

Follow the instructions to change the default country settings in Microsoft Windows XP:

Select the country whose settings you want to use from the dropdown list. The 'Samples' section displays the new settings that will be used.

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Click 'OK'.

Footnotes:

Before you change the default country settings in your Microsoft Windows XP-based computer, check all the tabs in the ‘Regional and Language Options’ or ‘Regional Options’ dialog box to make sure they are correct.

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